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Source Description
A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, Orientalist views, and still lifes in both oil and watercolor, he was exceptionally popular among the aristocracy and middle classes who collected art in the mid-19th century. He holds the honor of being the first living artist whose work was accepted into the Louvre, in 1910. Since then, his contributions to the development of modern art have been eclipsed by members of the canonical avant-garde, and his name has fallen into obscurity. In this view of Venice, the reflections off the water, the filmy atmosphere, the network of masts, and the light gently playing across the surface of the distant architecture demonstrate the artist's concern for the poetics of space.
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Document identity
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8334
label
Venice, Evening
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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8334
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drawing
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normalized
title
Venice, Evening
description
A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, Orientalist views, and still lifes in both oil and watercolor, he was exceptionally popular among the aristocracy and middle classes who collected art in the mid-19th century. He holds the honor of being the first living artist whose work was accepted into the Louvre, in 1910. Since then, his contributions to the development of modern art have been eclipsed by members of the canonical avant-garde, and his name has fallen into obscurity. In this view of Venice, the reflections off the water, the filmy atmosphere, the network of masts, and the light gently playing across the surface of the distant architecture demonstrate the artist's concern for the poetics of space.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1879, by purchase [from the artist]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1863
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
22.2
height
32.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 3/4 x W: 12 7/8 in. (22.2 x 32.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed] Lower left in brown ink: Zeim 1863; [Number] On verso in graphite: 4
med
watercolor over graphite underdrawing on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured, wove paper
creator_ids
1943
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EAN
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438
429
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2708
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1
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0
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photo
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